Wife and me want to go on vacation to Germany while I-751 is processing

[Sammy1980 0]

Hi all,

I'm a US citizen and my wife (who is from India) has been here for nearly 2 years as a conditional permanent resident. We both are getting ready to file the I-751 form to remove the conditions on her permanent residence sometime next month. Her conditional permanent resident card will expire in May. We both want to go to Germany to visit some of my own relatives that are there and of course see Europe. Me being a US citizen, I can go to Germany without any visa requirements, however, for my wife I have to get her a tourist visa to Germany, which we can get sponsorship for from my relatives in Germany. We are thinking about going to Germany in end of April/early May and coming back right before her conditional permanent resident card expires and after applying for the I-751 and starting that whole process. Will it be an issue for her to go overseas and can that affect her getting her final 10 year green card after the I-751 processes?

Any help on this will be appreciated - just trying to decide whether if its worth going on vacation to visit relatives in Germany at this time or not or should I wait out till she gets her 10-year green card and then plan my vacation (which could be more than a year from now).